Showing papers by "University of Lisbon published in 1971"
01 Jun 1971
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt is made to study and to estimate the various modes of horizontal water vapor transfer in the entire atmosphere on a planetary scale during the IGY, and the relative importance of the estimates of the various transfer modes for the total transport is analyzed in relation to the main features of the general circulation.
Abstract: An attempt is made to study and to estimate the various modes of horizontal water vapor transfer in the entire atmosphere on a planetary scale during the IGY. The relative importance of the estimates of the various transfer modes for the total transport is analysed in relation to the main features of the general circulation. Maps for the vertically integrated fields of the mean zonal and mean meridional eddy transports covering the globe from pole to pole are presented and their structure and implications discussed. To complete the description of the various transfer processes, the vertical distribution of the estimated contributions by the transient and standing eddies, and by the mean circulations as well as the corresponding vertically integrated values are given in tabular form and in cross sections or meridional profiles. The main characteristics of the mean divergence fields of each one of three main modes of water vapor transfer are analyzed and the corresponding contributions for the total zonal water balance for the globe are discussed. The estimated values of the various fields appear to give consistent results and mainly agree with previous findings.
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